Mayor Charles M. Holder, Jr. topped the at-large City Council field Tuesday, and four of the seven School Committee seats went to candidates who had been the subject of competing endorsement campaigns, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Department of State.
In the at-large race, where voters chose four, Holder led with 3,712 votes, followed by Stephanie Smyth with 3,553, James Dring with 3,046 and Elizabeth E. Cullen with 2,589.
Taryn Mazza finished fifth with 2,543 — 46 votes behind Cullen for the final seat.
Christine Hope Sullivan received 1,915 votes, Meagan Elizabeth Landry 1,878 and Jane LeBoeuf 525.
Ward races
In Ward 1, incumbent Ellen M. Pinnock defeated John Michael 920 to 715.
In Ward 2, Emily Conklin defeated John M. Walker 1,455 to 1,188.
David R. Carlin III ran unopposed in Ward 3, receiving 1,735 votes.
School Committee
Seven of nine candidates won seats. Penelope B. Hunt led with 3,545 votes, followed by Elizabeth Barron with 3,277, Kendra Wilson Muenter with 3,041, Amy Yozura with 2,951, Carrie Cassady with 2,882, Nicole Shevory with 2,556 and Robert J. Leary with 2,462.
Brian Rochelle finished eighth with 2,189 votes, 273 short of a seat. Conner J. Hourihan received 1,390.
State and federal
Sen. Dawn Euer, who represents Newport and Jamestown in Senate District 13, and Rep. Lauren H. Carson, who represents Newport in House District 75, both ran unopposed.
Statewide, the Associated Press called the governor’s race for Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes, who led with 57.51% to independent Kenneth Block’s 27.94% and Republican Aaron C. Guckian’s 13.20%.
The AP also called reelection for U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, who led with 66.62%, and for U.S. Rep. Gabriel Amo in the 1st District, which includes Newport County, with 68.39%. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Attorney General-elect Kimberly Ahern and General Treasurer James A. Diossa all led their races.
Results are unofficial. All Newport polling locations were reporting as of 10:04 p.m.
